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Friday, April 10, 2015

Exercise 3: One Word Substitution in English- for SSC CGL, CHSL, Bank Po, UPSC & GMAT Exams

21 Q) A geometrical figure with eight sides
(1) polygon
(2) hexagon
(3) octagon
(4) pentagon

22 Q) Commencement of adjacent words with the same letter
(1) Pun
(2) Alliteration
(3) Transferred epithet
(4) Oxymoron


23 Q) An occasion of great importance
(1) exemplary
(2) momentous
(3) herculean
(4) grandiose

24 Q) The study of the origin and history of words—
(1) Linguistics
(2) Etymology
(3) Verbose
(4) Anthology

25 Q) To agree to something
(1) assure
(2) assent
(3) adapt
(4) adhere

26 Q) Liable to be easily broken
(1) Weak
(2) Brittle
(3) Thin
(4) Hard

27 Q) A former student of a school, college or university
(1) Genius
(2) Scholar
(3) Learner
(4) Alumnus

28 Q) Dry weather with no rainfall
(1) Draught
(2) Draft
(3) Drought
(4) Desert

29 Q) A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause laughter
(1) Cartoon
(2) Cacography
(3) Cartography
(4) Caricature

30 Q) One who collects coins
(1) Archaeologist
(2) Numismatist
(3) Philatelist
(4) Connoisseur

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